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H. J. GOGGIN. FISHING REEL SUPPORT.'

No. 426,616.` Patented Apr., 29, 1890..

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UNITED STATES `PATENT `HENRY J. eoeeiN, oE NEW YoRK, N. Y.

FISHING-REEL SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,616, dated April 29, 1890.

' Application filed September 3,1889. Serial No. 322.823. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, HENRY J. GOGGIN, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Fishing-Rods, of Which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of iishing-rod attachments which are designed to form seats or receptacles for reel-plates, whereby reels are firmly secured to rods.

It relates more particularly to those reelseats wherein one end of the reel-plate is slipped under a binding-ring and a clamping collar or ring is slipped over the other end, thereby clamping the reel in place. A great defect in such reel-seats as heretofore made has been that the clamping collar when slipped over the reel-plate would bind fast in that position, owing to the unequal bearing presented to its inner surface, so that it was generally necessary to use an implement to knock it off by means of repeated blows, which often so misshaped the collar as to render it, and consequently the entire reel-seat, useless for its original purpose.

The main object of my invention, therefore, is to construct a device of this character which shall provide an equal bearing-surface for the inner circumference of the clamping-collar no matter what its position may be, whereby it is held on an even center and prevented from canting, and thereby binding fast, more par toularly when in its clamping position.

A further object of the invention is to provide projections designed to bear against the sides of the reel-plate when the reel is in its seat, whereby it is held securely in position and all liability of its lateral movement is prevented. l

, A still further object of the invention is to provide a plurality of reehseats, preferably of different Widths, designed to accommodate reel-plates of different sizes.

To these ends myinvention in its preferred form comprises a sleeve or barrel designed to lit around `the butt of the rod in about the position the reel ordinarily occupies, and I provide this sleeve with longitudinal ribs of about a height equal to the thickness of an ordinary reel-plate. The channels thus formed be tween the ribs are utilized as seats for the `reel-plates, while the raised ribs around the circumference ofthe sleeve present an'equal bearing-surface for the usual clamping-collar, which is slipped over one end of the reelplate, and at the same time the ribs serve as side stops or braces to prevent lateral` movement of the reelplate, and consequently the attached reel is held rmly in its seat with out any tendency to wabble or become loose.

My invention also comprises certain 'novel details of construction, more particularly described hereinafter, and shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l is a side elevation of myimproved attachment, a multiplying-reel being in posi tion in one of its seats, the entire device being shown as attached to abroken-off section of a rod-butt. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on the line 2 2 in Fig. l, looking in the direction of the arrows, the reel being shown partly broken. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line 3 3 in Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows. Figa is an end view of the construction shown in the previous figures, some of the parts being shown disassembled for the sake of clearness. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of a modiiied form of my invention. Fig. 6 is a vertical section on the line 6 6 in Fig. 5, looking in the direction. of the arrows. Fig. 7 is a similar section 011 the line 7 7 in Fig. 5, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. S shows another modification.

Referring to Figs. l to a, inclusive, A Aindicate a tubular sleeve or barrel designed. to-

be secured in any suitable manner upon the butt of the rod in about the position the reel ordinarily occupies. The surface of this sleeve is divided into alternate depressions a and projections a', the former being designed as reel-seats, while the latter form a bearingsurface .for the usual clamping-collar C. In the preferred construction l provide the outer circumference of this sleeve with projections,

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of metal, shown detached at a2 in Fig. 4. I

usually provide the sleeve A A with live of these longitudinal ribs a' a' thereby forming five reel-seats of varying sizes, capable of accommodating a like number of differentlysized reel-plates, and as the ribs maybe moved to slight extent in lateral direction, as before stated, this capability is multiplied, so that by this construction I am enabled to provide a reel-seat attachment which presents closefitting seats for all the different sizes of reelplates in ordinary use.

The collar C (shown in full lines in operative and dotted lines in inoperative position in Fig. l) is the usual clamping-collar designed to be slipped over the free end of the reelplate after the latter has been seated. It is preferably a snug iit for the ribs a' a', and it is capable of both rotary and longitudinal movement,as usual, its play being limited at either end by the rings B B', which serve as stops;

All means heretofore devised, so far as I am aware, for attaching reels in reel-seats by means of a clamping-collar have been subject to the before-mentioned disadvantage,that the collar would bind fast Whenin its clamping position; but by my invention I entirely overcome this defect by providing a raised concentric bearing-surface for the collar, or a 4bear-ing-surface having an axis parallel to the axis lof the rod or to the sleeve fitting the rod, (consisting in the preferred construction of the top surfaces of the ribs a' a,) whereby its axis is in all positions the same as or parallel with the longitudinal axis of the rod itself, sothat it can never cant out of position or bind fast. As already mentioned, the ribs a' a' aresuitably secured toward their extreme ends beneath the binding-rings B B', which are fixedly attached at either end of the sleeve A A. The inner ends of these binding-rings facing toward each other are consequently separated from the sleeve A A by the ribs a' a', and they thus cover the ends ofthe channels a, a, and form overhanging niches or receptacles under which to slip one end of the reel-plate.

When it is desired to attach a fishing-reel to a rod provided with my improvement, the

' reel-'plate D, (see Figs. 2`and 3,) on which the reel, D', Fig. l, is mounted, is forced into the channel a, between the ribs a' a', which forms the snuggest iit for it, and it is then moved along this channel, preferably toward the butt of the rod, until its end passes underneath the ring B. When it has reached this position, the collar C is slipped over the other end of the reel-plate, thus firmly binding the reel upon the sleeve A, and also binding the ribs a' a' thereagainst, so that they thus bear against the sides of the reel-plate and prevent any wabbling or lateral movement thereof. In reel-seats as heretofore made this wabbling of the reel in its seat would often continue to such extent that the clamping-collar would be worked off, and the reel would thus become entirely detached from the rod,.and as such an accident was more apt to occur at the critical moment when a fish was on the line than at any other time it will be understood that it was a most serious defect. My construction, however, absolutely overcomes this defect and provides a seat wherein the reel may be clamped beyond the possibility of the slightest shifting movement, no matter how large a fish may be hooked or how violent a struggle it may make.

As a result of the construction described, the attachment of a reel to a rod by means o'f my device becomes a very simple and easilyperformed operation, for it is only necessary to place the reel-plate in its proper seat, slipping it under the ring B, and then by a simple progressive rotary movement the clamping-collar may be slipped over the other end of the reel-plate. To remove the reel,- the ref verse operation is necessary, and no matter how tightly the collar may have been clamped over the reel-plate it requires but very slight force to remove it in the manner indicated.

In Figs. 5 to 7 I have shown a modified form of my invention, wherein instead of employing a continuous tubular sleeve to fit around the pole, as in the previous construction, I

make it of skeleton shape. In this formrof my invention the ribs a' a' are secured between the outer rings B B' and inner ringsA A' (equivalent to the sleeve A A in the preceding figures) in substantially the same manner as already described with reference to the preferred construction. rIhe ribs are, however, modified in form, being preferably of T shape in cross-section, with their crosspieces or backs facing toward a central axis, while theirstems proj ect radially. They thus form runners or seats for the reel-plates5while their elasticity will permit of their lateral movement, all to substantially the same effect as in the construction first described.

It will be understood that it is not necessary that the sleeve and the bearing-surface for the ring be concentric in a mathematical sense, and I do not wish to be so understood by the use of the term concentric, for my invention may be availed of if they be somewhat eccentric to each other-that is, if each have an independent axis-as it is only necessary that the clamping device shall have an even bearing for its inner surface. Such a construction is shown in cross-section in Fig". 8, whereln 1t will be seen that the outer bear IOO IIO

ing-surface formed by the tops of the ribs is eccentric to .the inner sleeve A, some of the ribs being made higher than others in order to produce this eccentricity. One advantage of this construction is that the ribs being of different heights the reel-plate maybe placed between those ribs whose height most nearly corresponds to its thickness.

My invention might be otherwise variously modified in details which will readily suggest themselves without departing from its essential features; or some features of my invention might be used without necessarily employing others.

I have shown the reel-plate D as being slipped under the ring B; but it will be observed that it may also be slipped under the ring B to equivalent effect. This construction thus admits of the reel being clamped in position at either end of the reel-seat, which would be advantageous in case either ring were accidentally damaged, and which thus forms a novel feature of my invention.

My improved attachment can be manufactured at small cost. The sleeve A, binding rings B B, and the collar C may be cut from sections of standard brasstubing, while the ribs a a may be cut from lengths of rectangular wire, as may also the sustaining-strips d2. The various parts having been cut to the required lengths, the ribs Cb a are placed in their positions around the circumference of the sleeve, the sustaining-strips u? t2 are placed in position between the ends thereof, the collar C is slipped on loosely, and the bindingrings B B being placed in their respective positions it is then dipped into melted solder preferably to a depth about equal to or slightly greater than the thickness of the sustainingstrips a2, and the solder thus completely iills up all the interstices at the extreme end between the collars B B,the sleeve A, and their interposed ribs and sustaining-strips, thus rmly binding all the parts together.

I have shown the rings B B beveled at their outer ends and abut-ting against ferrules E E', (the latter of which is partly broken away to show the pole,) and these ferrules are slightly tapered in order to form an inclined plane to the surface of the pole. I prefer this method of securing an even contour by reason of its 'cheapness and cleanliness, although twine might be bound around the pole at either end of my attachment to the same eifect.

I am aware that ithas been proposed to form a tubular sleeve to iit around the pole in like manner to my attachment to form a reel-seat, such device being provided with two parallel integral fins, which form a channel or reel-seat between them. It will be seen that such a construction is entirely distinct from my invention and possesses none of its advantages, for the clamping-collar would bind fast, as usual, and the ribs being incapable of lateral play would bind between them only a reel-plate of exact fit, and it could thus accommodate only one size of reel-plate.

I claim as my invention the following deined novel features and combinations, substantially as hereinbefore specified, namely:

l. In a reel-seating attachment for shingrods, the combination, with the clamping device designed to clamp the reel-plate in place, of a sleeve to be secured to the rod, having circumferential ribs forming a plurality of reel-seats, substantially as set forth.

.2. In a reel-seating attachment for iishingrods, the combination, with the clamping device, of a sleeve designed to be secured to the rod, having longitudinal ribs around its circumference, forming seats for the reel plate between them, and the tops of said ribs forming a bearing-surface for the clamping device, whereby the latter is held on an even center, substantially as set forth.

3. In a reel-seating attachment for fishingrods, the combination, with the clamping device, of a sleeve designed to be secured to the rod, having longitudinal ribs on its circumference, forming seats for the reel-plate between them, and the tops of the ribs forming a bearing-surface for the clamping device, said ribs secured at their ends only to the sleeve and capable of lateral movement toward their middles, whereby they may be displaced to accommodate reel-plates somewhat larger than the seats between them, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, in a reel-seating attachment for fishing-rods, of overhanging rings designed to be secured to the rod and forming` stops, between which the clamping device is movable, and longitudinal ribs eX- tending between said rings, forming seats for the reel-plates, and their tops forming a bearing-surface for the clamping device, whereby the latter is held on an even center, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In Yan attachment for iishingrods, the combination, with longitudinal ribs forming reel-seats between them, of sustaining-strips between the ends of said ribs, and bindingrings to bind said ribs and strips firmly together, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing .as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY J. GOGGIN. Witnesses:

J No. E. GAvrN, FRED WHITE.

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